‘Kooper The Gen Z Intern’ Heads To White House

Queer actor/comedian Benny Drama (real name Benito Skinner) recently took his Gen Z intern character ‘Kooper’ to the White House where he grabbed some coffee, made some calls, and even had a moment with White House press secretary Jen Psaki on the importance of getting vaccinated. “We need to get shots in the arms of every single American,” Kooper declares on an important call before announcing, “Now, I’m heading to a haircut.” The White House recently announced it was reaching out to social media influencers to help get the word out about COVID-19 vaccinations. After an initial surge, the number of Americans getting their shot began to decline in recent months, in great part to misinformation about the vaccines on social media. https://www.instagram.com/p/CSXDyecgpMA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link More from Vogue:

Clad in a Thom Browne seersucker shorts suit, Kooper storms the White House to make some calls, deliver some coffee, and, of course, create some content. (“Is Olivia Rodrigo still here?” he asks as his day in the West Wing begins.) After popping in to say a quick “Hey” to POTUS, Kooper goes on to assist White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki with a variety of tasks, including booking a nail appointment—not that she’d asked for one. “It’s called initiative,” he says.

This is my first encounter with ‘Kooper the Gen Z intern’ but I’m sure it won’t be the last. Last month, actress and pop star Olivia Rodrigo made a visit to the White House and snapped a selfie with President Joe Biden which accompanied this message to her 15.8 million Instagram followers on the importance of vaccinations: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRU9pq4rEKj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link